Car-fender.



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CAR FENDER.

(Application illed J'ux. 18, 1901.)

(llo Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT .'GFFICE.

SAMUEL LIND, OF DAVENPORT, IOl/VA.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFIC TECN forming' par?. of Letters Patent No. 677,523, dated July 2, 1901. Application filed January 18, 1901. Serial No. 43,765. (No model.)

To LLZZ whom t may concern-,.-

Beit known that I, SAMUEL LIND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Fenders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple, edective, and easily-operating fender for street-cars and that will possess the required strength and durability; and it consists in a fender constructed substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a side elevation of a portion ot' the front end of a car with my improved fender connected thereto; Fig. 2, a top plan view o'f lthe fender; Fig. 3, a detail view, on an enlarged scale, of one of the supporting-brackets; Fig. 4, a front elevation of the fender; Fig. 5, a side elevation, on an enlarged scale, ofthe section-hub of the fenderwheel.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents aportion of the front end of a car, to which my improved fender is connected through the medium of suitable brackets B, which are secured to the under side of the car. These brackets are formed with T-shaped slots a, with which engage the headed pins l) on the inner side of an upright fender-frame C to hold said frame suspended. Suitable springs c connect with the frame C in any suitable manner, as does also a footlever D,

which lever extends up through the bottom of the car and into the same, and by pressing on this lever with the foot the entire fender may be lowered, and by removing the foot from the lever the springs will force the fender `up to its normal position.

Them eans herein described renders thefen# der spring-actuated to bring it back toits normal position, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting my invention to any particular means for rendering the fender spring-actuated, as the automatic action of the fender when the pressure on the foot-lever is released the upright frame C, the frame D, and the sectional wheel E, the frame D being of any lsuitable construction and suitably hinged to the frame C and the wheel E pivotally connected with the upright frame, so that it will readily revolve upon its axis.

VThe frame D' maybe covered with Wirenetting or canvas, or any suitable material may be used to form a covering therefor, as found best adapted to the purpose, said frame being preferably hinged to the upright frame, so that it may be detached when desired by removing the pins of the hinges.

The hinged frame D has a jointed Inovement up and down to render it easy of action when catching any object coming in contact with the wheel at its center; but should the object strike the wheel on the side the wheel will push it off the track.

The wheel E has a hub formed of two sections, the hub, as indicated at F, being shown in detail in Fig. rof -the drawings, the two sections being held together by a pin d. The hub is one ot' many forms of sectional hubs that may be used in connection with the wheel. The main object of making the hub inY sections is to allow the two sections of the wheel to be separat-ed or folded together when desired.

The hub F revolves upon a short axle e, extending down through a projection f on the upright fra me C, the hub being held thereto by a nut g, so that the Wheel maybe conveniently removed from its connection by removing the nut and the two sections of the wheel folded together or separated by first removing the pin CZ of the hub.

Any suitable means may be provided for connecting the Wheel to the upright frame, so long as thewheel is free to revolve, the

frameysnbstantially asand|for-they purpose( @hereuntosubscrirbediny namein lthe presence|` (Q) rsi disconnecting or foldingtogether of the sec-1l` tions of .the .Wheel and the framesrenderingL the fender capable of being placed in a small compass for convenience of storing or transportation.

It should be understood that there are many changes in the details' of construction that may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention, and any.

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describedfj f on f render-in grtlie= fender spring-`r actuated, substantially asv Aand forA the purpose described.

3. A fender for street-cars, comprising a horizontal Wheel formed in two hinged sections, an upright frame to which the Wheel is .detachably connected, and a frame extending bver the Vfront 'of The wheel and hinged to the upright frame, substantially as and for the purposefspecied.

` 4. A fender for street-cars, consisting of an u] pright frame, a bracket or brackets to which the frame is detachably connected and adaptled to slide up and down, a suitable spring or springs'connecting with the frame to retain it' in its normal position, a foot-lever connecting With the npr-ight frame, a frameeXtend-I ling horizontally Vfromdille.upright v'frame and hingedthereto;:andarhorizontal iwheelfsui-t-. ablyaconnected tosthe. upright f.f1ame,1 sub- 'stantial-ly as'andl for the pnrposefsetfo'rthl Inftestiirnonyhat il claimtheaboVel havef jof, itwo Witnesses.4

S AlNIUE'TjLv ALIND,

` Witnesses:

BYRON RUMSEY;

Jorma-Has BURCHARD 

